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Street Rescue Inc. hosts its first gun buyback event

A group is working to get guns off the streets by trading gift cards for them. Street Rescue Inc., founded by Deer Park City Councilman Charles Tassell, hosted its first gun buyback at the House of Hope Fellowship Church in Over the Rhine on Friday.

A group is working to get guns off the streets by trading gift cards for them. Street Rescue Inc., founded by Deer Park City Councilman Charles Tassell, hosted its first gun buyback at the House of Hope Fellowship Church in Over the Rhine on Friday.

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Updated: 7:27 PM EDT Oct 23, 2015

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WEBVTT WHERE APPLICATIONS WILL BEPICKED AT RANDOM.SO DOES NOT MATTER WHEN YOU DOYOUR APPLICATION DURING THEFIVE-WEEK INJURY PERIOD.SHEREE: GETTING GUNS OFF OURCITY STREETS BY GETTING PEOPLETO TRADE THEM IN FOR A GIFTCARD.THEY WANT TO HELP PREVENTVIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.LET'S LEARN MORE ABOUT THEEFFORTS TODAY.THE PEOPLE BEHIND THIS GUNBUYBACK PROGRAM ARE NOTANTI-GUN, BUT THEY REALIZEWEAPONS LEFT WITHIN EASY REACHOF PEOPLE WHO DO HARM IS PART OFTHE PROBLEM THAT FUELS VIOLENCE.COLLECTS NO QUESTIONS ASKED.BRING THEM IN, WE WILL TAKE CAREOF IT.CHARLES TASSO IS WORKING ATOVER THE RHINE, LEADING A GUNBUYBACK PROGRAM.IT IS NOT GUNS IN THE HANDSOF LEGAL CITIZENS THAT IS APROBLEM.IT IS WHAT WE CALL COMMUNITYGUNS THAT ARE HIDDEN AROUND THECOMMUNITY.THEY ARE THE GUNS BAD GUYS AREUSING.THEY SAW A FEW WEAPONS COMEIN, AND THE PEOPLE GOT A CHANCETO DO IT WITH NO QUESTIONSASKED, AND THEY GOT A $100 GIFTCARD IN EXCHANGE.THE PASTOR WELCOMES THE WORK.THE GUNS CANNOT SHOOTTHEMSELVES.OUR DUTY IS TO PROVIDE PEOPLEWITH A SAFE PLACE TO TURN INTHEIR GUN, NO QUESTIONS ASKED ATALL.THE GUNS BE CHECKED OUT.THE ONES IN THOSE SERIAL NUMBERSWILL BE DESTROYED.THE ONES THAT COME BACK ASSTOLEN WILL BE RETURNED TO THERIGHTFUL OWNERS.ALL OTHER WEAPONS WILL BE SOLDTO A JUDGMENT BUYERS THROUGH ALICENSED FIREARM DEALER SO THEYDO NOT WIND UP BACK ON THESTREET.WLWT NEWS 5.SHEREE: THE MONEY RAISED THROUGHTHE SALE OF THE WEAPONS

Street Rescue Inc. hosts its first gun buyback event

A group is working to get guns off the streets by trading gift cards for them. Street Rescue Inc., founded by Deer Park City Councilman Charles Tassell, hosted its first gun buyback at the House of Hope Fellowship Church in Over the Rhine on Friday.